Jeff Whitney – Senior Pastor
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 The Whitney family began their ministry at the Yreka Church of the Nazarene on December 18, 1994. Jeff has been an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene since 1989, and came to Yreka after being the senior pastor of the Oakland (CA) First Church of the Nazarene for five years. He also held two earlier associate ministry positions in Greeley, CO; and Overland Park, KS. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, ID, and a Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. Jeff enjoys music and still plays his trumpet and sings at church and other community events. For the last ten years he has also served as a chaplain at both Fairchild Medical Center and Madrone Hospice.His wife, Darla, is a first grade teacher at Evergreen School in Yreka, and they both enjoy serving together in ministry. Her main emphasis in these last few years has been in helping with the music and women’s ministries of the church. Darla is an avid scrap booker and enjoys making many memories for her family and friends. They have five children: Both Brad and Chelsea are graduates from Point Loma Nazarene University and are living in San Diego; Morgan was recently married to her husband, Trevor, and they are making their home in Medford, OR; Jenna is involved in many activities at Yreka High School; and Krista is the “light” of the family, attending the Special Day Class at Jackson Street School. Favorite family vacation spots include both Lake Tahoe and Disneyland.
The journey of this current building project has been a stretching one, but they are looking forward to all that God has for them, their church and community in the years to come. They are as excited to be ministering today in Yreka, as when they started 16 years ago! |
Jon Fitzpatrick – Youth Pastor
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 The Fitzpatrick family moved to Yreka in the summer of 2003 following 5 years of ministry in the Portland, OR area. Jon was the youth pastor at Portland Central Church of the Nazarene and then in Beaverton. Before that he served at Yuba City Nazarene.Jon serves as the Youth and Family Pastor where he runs the teen program, teaches children’s church, leads Bible studies and other trainings to reach out to the community and build strong families. He also makes himself available to the public schools to assist with special needs and helps coach his children’s sporting teams. Jon and his wife Debbie both graduated from Point Loma Nazarene College in 1996.Debbie teaches kindergarten at Evergreen Elementary School and serves as the church nursery coordinator. She also teaches Children’s Church alongside her husband, Jon and serves in the youth ministry as well. They have 3 children, Kassidy, a 5th grader who loves to sing and is learning to play the saxophone, Andrew, a 2ndgrader, who enjoys playing soccer, baseball and especially basketball, and Nathan, a 3 year old who does his best to keep up with whatever his older siblings are doing. As a family they love to camp, play games and cheer for the Boston Celtics.Jon believes that God begins to call kids to Himself at a young age. He does all he can to introduce them to Jesus and help them grow passionate in their love for Him and for people. |
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